One man's voice changed global music—and you've definitely hummed his songs without knowing.
The story of Joseph Shabalala, who rose to international fame with his band Ladysmith Black Mambazo after contributing to Paul Simon’s massively successful Graceland album. Bathed in Ladysmith’s powerful music, the documentary covers the full breadth of the singer’s life, from his early years in rural South Africa to the height of Shabalala’s global success to his passing in 2020, at the age of 79.
Sound
Ladysmith's iscathamiya harmonies will give you full-body chills.
Direction
Intimate archival access lets Shabalala narrate his own legacy.
Director
Mpumi Mbele
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Ladysmith Black Mambazo won their first Grammy in 1988—the first South African group to do so during apartheid.
Shabalala literally dreamed the group's signature sound; he woke and taught his brothers the harmonies from his dream.
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